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should read the text about whatever it
is you will be tested on, take notes, and
then go through those notes and high
light the points you feel are going to be
most important to memorize.
. It is sometimes easier to process all
of the different information once you
read it and then write it down. If your
professor gives you a study guide or
points out the sections which will be
covered in the exam, be sure to take
note and review the topics outlined.
2. SET TIMES THAT WORK FOR YOU
Studying too late in the evening
normally doesn’t work because that
is when your body will begin to shut
down and you’ll be too tired or sleepy.
Not only will your body be tired, but
your brain will too.
It is important to set times to study
because that way it can fit into a daily
schedule. Studying for an upcoming
exam may not be the only thing you
have to do, so in order to make sure
it doesn’t interfere with something else
of equal importance, be sure to plan a
time of day that works best with your
schedule. That way, you won’t have
to pull an all-nighter trying to cram in
study time, and possibly lose sleep.
3. PICK A GOOD SPOT
It helps to study at a desk or in ar
eas like libraries or computer labs,
because these are environments which
are meant for learning and gathering
information.
4. PICK A GOOD PARTNER
It is also a good habit to study with
a partner, or with a group of people.
It helps when you can pick someone
else’s brain because you never know
what questions you have that they can
answer foi- you. It also can make it fim
and will possibly lessen how bored
you might get while studying.
STAKE BREAKS
Make sure that if you are study
ing for long periods of time, you take
breaks in between. The mind can start
to drift and quickly lose focus on what
you’re reading and eventually none of
the information will actually be taken
in. Know your limits. If you know that
after an hour of reading you won’t be
focused, stop and come back to the
reading after a short break.
6. GET HELP
The University College Learning
Center (located in the Helen T. Chick
Building) can be another way to pre
pare you for an exam. With math, read
ing, and writing support Jabs, students
are able to go there and get whatever
assistance necessary in order to im
prove their skills and be ready to pass
any tests.
Voice photo by Chamell Harris
Freshmen Justin Hardin and K’twon Whitehead pose for a photo on campus last week. Both are part of a freshman class full of
talent. Mr. Whitehead, for example is a poet, while Mr. Hardin composes music.
Class of 2014: Talented & ready
Chamell Harris
Voice Feature Editor
The class of 2014 has arrived! After four
grueling years of high school, we’re ready
to take the college scene by storm. We have
all traveled from different parts of the state,
nation, and even world to attend Fayetteville
State University. Every day we stroll through
campus and say to ourselves, “How am I go
ing to make sure everyone knows my name
and what I do before I leave here?”
What do you know about the person sitting
next to you right now? What about the boy
who sits in front of you in Humanities with
the dark shades on or the girl who always
comes late to chemistry? Has it ever occurred
to you that someone in the same class as you
could be the next Quincy Jones, Bill Gates or
Oprah Winfrey?
My freshmen seminar instructor, April
Raines, asked the students in the class about
our talents or things we thought we could
well. We were all excited to share with every
one, until she told us that we were going to
have to get up in front of the class and “prove”
ourselves. Singers, dancers and artist alike all
performed for our class and all awhile I was
thinking, “Wow! I would have never known
there Was this much talent in one room.” Here
are just a few people I thought FSU should
start looking out for, they will make us proud.
JUSTIN HARDIN
Hometown: Jacksonville, NC
Major: Music with a concentration in instru
mental
Talent; He composes his own music.
CHRIS MILLER
Hometown: Shelby (South Side) Charlotte,
NC
Talent: Singing, producing, and writing music
Major: Business Management
What made you want to do music?
Hardin: I joined band in the 6th grade, and
was taught how to play all percussion instru
ments. I learned more about [all the other
instruments] and how they sounded and was
interested. In the 10th grade I downloaded a
program that allowed me to compose my own
music and just stuck with it.
Miller: “My whple family pretty much sings,
and I was inspired by [artists like] Michael
Jackson, so I’ve always wanted to sing since
I was young.”
How do you come up with your music?
Hardin: I usually visualize a scene and then
think about what type of music would go with
that scene.
What inspires you to create your music?
Hardin: “Video games inspire me to compose
music, mostly action scenes.”
Miller: “I want to change the mindset of [to
day’s] music, to the way it used to be, more
passion, soul, and love.”
Are you inspired by any musicians?
Miller: “God, Michael Jackson, Isley Broth
ers, Bobby Valentino, Frankie Beverly feat.
Mase, and J Moss.”
Hardin: John Williams (Composed the theme
music for hits like Star Wars and Superman)
and Jack Wall.
What do you want your listeners to get
out of your music?
Hardin: “[I want to be able] to imagine them
selves in a different world when they listen to
my music.
Miller: [For them to know] I keep it real. I
don’t talk about sex or [have] discriminating
[lyrics about] women. I talk about love and
how it should be really given and felt.”
Why Music?
Miller: “I figured out it was [what I had the
most talent for], and I just wanted to share it
with the world.”
Hardin: “We’re all musicians [his family]. It’s
a part of all of us and I’m good at it.”